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~_(Continued From Ninth Page.) Another meeting of the association Will be announced in the near future. ‘Writers’ League of Washington has elected the following officers to serve for the coming year: President, M. Hugh Irish; vice president, Miss Marie Dallas; secretary-treasurer, Miss Kathryn Hop- son, and assistant secretary, Miss Stella Madeira Hetrich. The standing com- mittees follow: Press, Mrs. M. Hugh Irish; membership, Miss Evelyn Crane, Felix Schwarz and Mrs. Zella Newcomb. Believe Honeymoon,” has appeared, with illustrations, in Mothers’ Home Life| Magazine. Mrs. Jones read a story, “As | the Sunflower Turns.” Miss Priestley read a group of verse, “The Son Search” and “Indian Cradles, ceived favorable criticism. tions of Women Writers,” an article by | Miss Marion Usher, was of historic in- | terest. ‘The program. of the next meeting, Friday, February 14. includes short storles by Mr. Cole, Miss Redway, Mrs. Tilton and Miss Montague; verse by Mrs. | Mirick. The meetings are held at the ‘Thomson Community Center, at Twelfth | and L streets, and all interested in writ- | ing are invited. A feature story contest | is open to all who become members be- fore March 14. Ladies’ Auxilitary, D. C. Fire Depart- tarian Church will meet Priday, Febru- ary 14, at 11 o'clock in Plerce Hall, Fifteenth and Harvard streets. Aftet the usual business meeting Dr. Chris- tine Essenberg will speak on her school in Damascus for Syrian . _Lunch- eon served at 1 o'clock, Mrs. Rudolph Schnelder hostess. The Rainbow ub, Golden Rule Council, No. 10, Daughters of America, accompanied the president, Mrs. Mar- garet Taylor, to Cabin John, Md., last Saturday evening. More than 40 per- sons, including the members and their friends, assembled in the lodge hall of Tomilson Council, No. 105, for an old- fashioned country dance. A short musical comedy was present- ed in the program of entertainment by several of the club members and Miss Nellie Teeple sang. The musical pro- gram for the dancing was under the direction of John D. Simpson and Ray- mond L. Heironimus, assisted by Miss Teeple at the piano. A Dutch supper was served under di- rection of Mrs. Elizabeth Shepherd and her assistants. The club will mect again on February 10 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Hixon, 825 Florida avenue northeast Batter: Park Garden Club.—The speaker at the February meeting, to be held Friday at 10:30 a.m. at the com- munity house, will be B. Y. Morrisod, horticulturist in the United States De- partment of Agriculture. Hostesses at ment, met in regular session January 27 in the board room of the District | Building. -The meeting was opened by | the chaplain, Mrs. Hayes. The success of the annual banquet was spoken of | after various committees had made their reports. Instead of the “kid” party be- | ing held on St. Valentine's night, as is| usual it will be held February 13 at| Mrs. Virnstein's home, 3600 New Hamp- shire avenue, at 8 o'clock. A card party will also be held at the same residence February 21. Members are asked to at- tend as .many meetings as is possible, #0 as to keep in touch with the auxilia: activities and to give it the co-opera- | tion needed to make any of its under- | takings a success. The next meeting | will be held Priday night at 8 o'clock. New members or any one eligible for membership will receive a cordial wel- come. Prince Georges County Federation of Women’s Clubs.—The second of the se- ries of plays sponsored by the drama division was postponed from January 31 to the evening of February 7 at the University of Maryland. The Women': Community Club of Berwyn, Mrs. S. H. Moyer president, and the Women's Community Club of Beltsville, Mrs. T. ‘W. Woodward president, jointly pro- duced “Befo’ de War,” colored minstrel, while the Lanham Study Club, Mrs. W. L. Coss president, presented Booth 'l'l‘lrkinmn'I one-act play, “The Trav- eler.” The Housekeepers' Club of Decatur Heights.—This club departed from its reTuhr business meeting January 27 to hold & theater party. There were 25 members and guests present. This club ‘will hold its next regular meeting Feb- Tuary 10, at the home of Mrs. W. R. Beattie. The program will be under the American home department, Myron Potter chairman. A “broadcast” evening is promised, with Miss Hempel of the Bureau of Home Economics of the Department of Agriculture. The Women’s Oivic League of Mount Rainier, Md.—This club held its regular monthly ess and social meeting Pebruary 4, at 2 p.m., at the home of Mrs. Jerry Johnson of Cedar street, with the new president, Mrs. W. N. Barnes, presiding. The secretary, Mrs. G. A. Speckmann, read the minutes of the previous meeting, and the treasurer, Mrs. F. B. Brown, reported. Mrs. P. C. Smith, the newly appointed director, Was absent on account of illness. The president announced her depart- luncheon will be Mrs. R. Granville Curry, Mrs. Sherrard Colman and Mrs. H. Edmund Bullis. Much interest cen- ters around the contest for a new name for the garden club, which was an- nounced last month and which closes Thursday evening, February 13. The changing conditions incident to the growth of the suburban area have made it seem advisable to choose a name more in keeping with the broadening scope of the club, whose membership is no longer confined 4o Battery Park and Edgemoor, but includes interested per- sons from the whole Bethesda area. Takoma Park Women's Club.—The regular meeting of the club was held Tuesday at the local branch library. Mrs. James A. Robertson, president, pre- sided. After the reports of the secretary and treasurer were heard, the reports of committees were given. Miss Evelyn Davis, teacher of rhythmic dancing and | instructor of dancing at community | centers in Washington, spoke on “The | New Dance as a Means of Physical De- velopment.” ~Mrs. Vinnie Barrows, a member of the club, spoke informally on “Being Secretary to Women's Activities at_George Washington University.” February 10 at 10 a.m. the literature | department will meet at the local branch library. “Mary, Wife of Lin- coln,” by Kate Helm, will be reviewed by Mrs. Frederick C. Lincoln, Mem- bers of the club not belonging to the to at- department are cordially invited tend these book reviews. The art department will meet at Ta- koma Hall for luncheon February 13. The hostesses will be Mrs. Warner Eaton, Mrs. Merritt Caskey, Mrs. G. G. Sward, Mrs. Henry E. Ewing and Mrs. Lawrence V. Lampson. Mrs. Fred Kep- linger will address the department on the work of St. Gauden. February 14 Valentine card parties will be held at the homes of the fol- lowing members: Mrs. A. Wetmore, 204 Maple avenue; Mrs. Nellie Taylor, 120 Albany avenue; Mrs. Ralph Tarbett, 407 Carroll avenue, and Mrs. Gilbert I. Jackson, 6700 Sixth street. Members are asked to call any one of the host- esses and make reservations for them- selves and friends. There will be a prize for each table, and refreshments will be served. The executive board will meet for luncheon Friday, February 21, at the home of Mrs. A. W. 4 ment chairmen, as follows: American | Mrs. citizenship, Mrs. Nelson Carr; Ameri- | can home, Mrs. A. J. Bates; education, Mrs. F. W. Cawthorne; international relations, Mrs. W. E. Ballentine; legis- Tk Mre- .3, Ot e e, 2 . D. J. Orcutt; ‘welfare, Mrs. T. J. Camfield. e A letter was read from Mrs. O. N. Eaton of Hyattsville, chairman of the Club Institute, requesting the league to make arrangements to hold the insti- tute in Mount Rainier the latter part of February. The club voted to nt the request. The definite date be announced later. The State chairman of Club Institutes, Mrs. Norman A Ward, is expected to be present on that day with other prominent speakers. It was decided to accept the invita- tion, extended to the club by Mrs. D. J. Orcutt, to hold an “anniversary tea” £ her home, 3729 Thirty-fifth street, on February 25, from 2 to 4 pm., to celebrate the Women's Civic League's fifth anniversary, as it was at her home in February, 1925. All members are cordially invited to attend. ‘The hostesses are Mrs. Orcutt, Mrs, P, C. Smith and Mrs. W. N. Barnes. The next regular meeting of the league will be hela March 4 at 2 pm. at the home of Mrs. Nelson A. CPIH. 3815 Thirty-second street. Woman’s Club of Bethesda.—Mrs.. Fay-Cooper Cole, author of “Savage Gentleman,” will be the guest speakcr at the next meeting of the club, which been arranged as an evening meet- ing, to be held at 8 o'clock on Tuesday evening at the club house. Mrs, Cole, & member of the Society of Woman Ge- ographers, was her husband's compan- ion through four years spent in a study of the wild tribesmen of the remote | parts of the Philippines, undertaken | for the National Research’ Council, and her talk, illustrated by slides, will pre- sent an intimate picture of pygmlies, tree dwellers, head hunters and canni- bals. Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, the pres- ident, will preside, and the chairman of hostesses for the evening is Mrs. A. B Barber. The executive board met Monday | morning at the club house, joining | forces with the hospital committee in | preparing surgical dressings for the Montgomery County Hospital while dis- cussing business to be taken up by the club later. ‘The conservation chairman, Mrs. B ‘T. Elmore, has announced that the wild flower motion picture program to have shown at the club house on Priday evening, January 31, has been post- poned until early in April, The drama committee of the fine arts | department has been well represented | during the past week through the ef- forts of the chairman,'Mrs. Roland | Marshall, and the former fine arts | chairman, Mrs. Maude Howell Smith, who have carried leading parts in the | play by Synge, “Riders to the Sea,” | gm?n‘ld by the District of Columbia | gue of American Pen Women, which won a place in the final contest spon- | sored by the Drama Guild. Woman’s Club of Chevy Chase, Md.— ‘The nature section is continuing to have a walk each Tuesday morning through the Winter, the group assem- bling at the Chevy Chase Presbyterian | Church, on Chevy Chase circle, at 10 o'clock and walking until luncheon time, | The February luncheon gcommittee will meet on Tuesday morning at 1 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Charles H. Jumper, on McKinley street, to plan the luncheon for the February meeting of the club. At 11 o'clock the member- ship committee will meet with the mem- | bership chairman, Mrs. Jesse E. Swigart, on Essex street. ‘Wednesday morning the music sec- tion will rehearse at 10 o'clock in the Chevy Chase Community Center, in E. V. Brown School, under- the direction of Herndon Morsell. The section wiil have rehearsals each Wednesday while it 1s preparing for its Spring con- cert, which will be given early in May. ‘Wednesday at 1 o'clock the executive West Lenox street, Mrs. Marvin Far- Prank M. Hoadley | home of Mrs. George F. Mikkelson, on | n in entertain- "den, Julia Bland, Dorothy McKnew, | the club will be held February 13 at tion’ will be Alliance Francaise.—] teron, contributor to the Revue des Deux Mondes and official lecturer of the Alliance Francaise, will speak be- fore the group of the Alliance Fran- caise on Monday, February 10, at 4:30, at the La Fayette Hotel. M. Bouteron has published so many works on Balzac that he is often named Lh;.hPfln%ejeg{ the Balzacians. e sul of the lecture on Monda; will be “Balzac et Napoleon.” % study of m 1 continued at this time. —er b TfiE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, the bers to attend the Grand Army exercises at the Church on February 12 commemorative of the 121st anniversary of the birth of Abraham_Lincoln, the exercises to be held in President Lincoln's memory at the Metropolitan Church this evening, the exercises at the Lincoln Memorial at noon on February 12 under the aus- pices of the Military Order Loyal Le- gion of the United States and the ban- quet to be given by the Department of the Potomac, G. A. R, in honor of the | Kle; commander-in-chief, Edwin J. Foster of Massachusetts, on February 11 at the Raleigh Hotel. Mrs. Rowling visited the circle before it adjourned, gave an instructive talk on the work of the order and was given & memento in the shape of a beautiful scarf. She was in Washington attend- ing the Women's Patriotic Conference on National Defense and asked as many members as could to attend. Mrs. Myrtle J. Ehlers was installed by Miss Moore as the conductor for the year 1930 and Mrs. Cora Manoly and the junlor vice assistant conductor and assistant guard will be installed at the next meeting, which will be held on February 25, as the G. A. R. banquet will be held on Tuesday evening. Soroptimist Club.—Ex-Gov. W. L. Harding of Iowa, who is in Washington attending the National Defense Con- ference, was guest of honor and speaker at the regular weekly luncheon of the Soroptimist Club at the La Fayette Hotel Wednesday. “When the pacifist can honuttlg tell me that he is ready to abolish the police force and take the locks off the doors of his garage and his home, then I will listen to his argu- ments against national defense,” the governor said. “The London conference would not be possible today if strong men who believed in certain funda- mental principles had not fought for those principles in the Revolution. Not until those principles and the funda- mentals of the Constitution of the United States are taught to each child in our public schools will the country Nt-hp!'tlvm its loe; 'iur!;gl and with- out,” Gov. jeclared. Miss hn?‘o’f‘m Jewel Downs Studio vocal numbers, accom- piano by Miss Downs. program was in charge of Mrs. Ada M. Kiein Peter, captain of group 9, which includes’ Miss Alice Thomas, Mrs. Edith G e, Mrs. Edith Hawes, Mrs. May Lightfoot, Miss Emma Beuchle and Miss Belle Logan. . in Peter’s group won the attendance Pprize for January. . Mrs. Mattie 'Zrlymbro of Staunton, Va., was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Nel Dr. Louise Ball of the New York timist Club was the guest of Mrs. Ruby Lee Minar. Mary Catherine Lewis, president of the club, presided and announced the follot committee: Mary Gale Davis fello p fund, Miss Elsie Ehninger, chairman; Miss Belle Logan, Miss Emma Payne, Mrs. Ann Kinslow, Miss Grace Wilcox and Miss Grace Goodpasture. Mrs. Sadle Trapp will be hostess at the next bridge party for the benefit of the fellowship fund. Stonewall Jackson Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, will hold its regular monthly meeting at 5 to- morrow evening at,the Confederate Me- morial Home. Readings will be given by Miss Marion Hilda Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davis of Clarendon, Va. The chapter will be entertained by Mrs. H. Gordon Clay. Quota Club.—The regular business meeting of the club was held Thursday at dinner at the A. A. U. W. club house. In addition to transaction of usual busi- ness matters, plans were discussed for the entertainment of the Richmond Quota Club in the Spring during the cherrf blossom festival sponsored by the civic clubs of Washington. . A representative number of members were sent at the meeting, which was presided over by the president. several at the FRATERNITIES (Continued Prom Tenth Page.) Past National Councllor, Naomi Swann also were received by the councilor and delivered addresses. ‘The following pro- gram was presented: Duets, Marguerite Gray and Joseph Tawney, accompanied at the plano by Abner Ingles; vocal solos, Joseph Tawney; fancy dances, Norma Jones; address, Rev. Willlam La Roach; violin solos, Clyde Duvall, accompanied at the piano by Abner Ingles; songs, Mrs, Malliece and Mrs. L Patterson. Dancing closed the pro- gram. IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN. The eighty-fifth council session will be held February 10 at 8 p.m. at Red Men's Hall, 713 D street. The Past Pocll h:nhl Association will attend at 9 o'clock. Osage Tribe met February 1. Re- marks were made by Great Sachem Baker, Great Representative Seiffert and Great Keeper of Records Alexander. Seneca Tribe met January ' 31 in Jonadab Hall. After the meeting card games were played and refreshments served. Powhatan Tribe met Thursday eve- ning with Junior Sagamore Proffit pre- siding. The members paid tribute to the memory of Prophet J. L. Barr. De- |’ 1 gree’ was conferred. After February 27 the adoption degree will be conferred at the first meeting in the month, the: warrior's degree at the second and the chief’s degree at the third, lea the fourth meeting of every month social. Council met January 31, Pocahontas announced the class adop- tion in Odd Fellows’ Temple on Febru- ary 19, rvyvmu Eagle Council held a card party joindy last Wednesday night with Red The Kazoo Band, under the direction ?:nnfll nuin." 3 entertatn ve an enf < ent to clg;enl"- associa Jarboe, Florence Shin, Lillian Jenkins and Jacque Heldenheimer, with a duet by Anna Dickhaut and Pearl Levis. m:nl num;'e‘n were rendered by the teran sisters. Waneta Council met Tifesday night, with Pocahontas Green presid! Next week was announced as a social. Mineola Council met February 1 in Anacostia Masonic Temple, with Poca- hontas Mitchell presiding. Four candi- dates were elected to membership. Great Instructress Roland made an official visit. Remarks were made by Past Great Instructress Powell, % | Wing Tribe. pter regular | Jarboe, Edna Cook, Martha Jarboe and Hilda Richards. the home of Mrs. Bertha Nelson, 2901 Con- necticut avenu The called to order by s By e emiice °";‘£’“” and routine business trans- ac e Curley Club executive committee met at the home of the chairman, Miss Gretchen Baden, on January 30 to dis- cuss plans for the dance which will be held in the gold room of L’'Alglon, Eighteenth and Columbia road north- west, February 21, from 10 to 1 o'clock. This dance will be given for the benefit of the scholarship fund. An elaborate entertainment also is being planned by the committee in charge. Miss Monica Gordon, chairman of the entertainment committee, 1is being assisted by Misses Mary L. McGee, Gretchen Ba- Mary Frances Glenn and William J. Boyd, Aloysius McGarvey and Albert Sweeney, The minstre] revue and dance given in St. Stephen’s Auditorium, under the auspices of the Curley Club, on January 25 was most successful. The following took prominent parts in the revue: Roland Hyland, interlocutor; John Baldwin, Billy Kelly, Edward Morris and Charles Plunkett were the end men; violin solo, Miss Ann Sweeney; vocal soloists, Miss Gretchen Baden, Mrs. Estelle Hunt Dean, Silvio H. Pol, Jack Day and Albert Sweeney; specialt! dances, Doris Hudson, Anna Mitchell, Gorman and Libbey, Jessie and Lee O'Neil; Yoeman and McClure, speclalty song and dance numbers; specialty song and dance number by the Curley Club Girls. This show ,will be repeated in Alexandria, Va., the latter part of this month; date and place wil be an- nounced later, The next regular business meeting of the Gordon Hotel, 8 pm. All mem- bers are urged to be present. Arrange- ments are being made by the enter- tainment committee to have a party for the members immediately following the business meeting. Plans are being formulated for the | banquet which will be given by the Curley Club in honor of Archbishop Michael J. Curley on May 8. Gen. Beck Circle, G. A. R., No. 4, met, ‘Wednesday evening at the home of the treasurer, Mrs. Minnie Curtis (Mrs. Charles Curtiss). Mary 8. Parker, pres- ident, presided. After the general rou- tine of business, two members were initiated, Mrs. Fred Dennett and Mrs. | Abbott, followed by a musical program. Mrs. Eleanor Adams-Gillies sang two! s0los. Mrs. Anne Albra Austin also sang | several solos, accompanied by Mrs, Mary | . Parker. The next meeting will be’ eld at the home of the first vice presi- | lent, Mrs. Frank Thell, at the Ward- | man Park Hotel. | ‘Washington Tent, Women’s Overseas Service League.—The February meeting of the Washington unit will be held on Tuesday at 8 o'clock in the garden house of the Dodge Hotel. Plans will be discussed for the 3d Corps Area meet- ing, to be held in Washington March 8, and the annual banquet of the Wash- ington unit, to be held on the same day. Miss Lena Hitchcock is chairman of the local committee on arrangements | poVednesd Qrlock th cutly |dor the corps area meeting and Miss | ard will meet for luncheon a! e Katherine Andrews is chairman of the | banquet committee. i U. 8. Grant Circle, No. 1, Ladies of Grand Army of the Republic, regular business meeting will - ‘Women's Alllance of All Souls’ Uni- Ny met ‘At the next meeting, February 15, a valentine party will be held. Hiawatha Council met Monday night, with Pocahonf Miller presiding. QGreat Instructress Roland le an of- ficial visit. Remarks were made b Pocahontas Green of Waneta Councl and other members various councils. JUNIOR ORDER UNITED AMERICAN MECHANICS. ‘The mext visitation of the State council officers will be to Capital Coun- cll in the Northeast Masonic Temple tomorrow night. Andrew Jackson Council met Febru- ary 4 and was called to order by Coun- cilor Jerry T. Smith. The degrees were conferred on a class of candidates. The following officers were installed: Coun- cilor, J. T. Smith, vice councilor, E. S: Young; recording secretary, W. M. La- Roche, for the eighteenth term; as- sistant recording secretary, H. E. Hoff- man,; financial secretary, G. W. Hall; treasurer, R. G. White; conductor, W. P. Arner; warden, G. O. Sunday; in- side sentinel, O. J. Forehand; outside sentinel, H. P. Johnson; chaplain, W. T. Perry. Trustees, 18 months, R. P. Hanson; 12 months, E. T. Harris; 6 months, C. T. Lacey, and director to the Junior Order Hall Association, G. O. Sunday. E. T. Harris was also named as chairman of the good of the order committee. Potomac Valley Forge Council met January 29, with Vice Councilor 8. F. Crupper presiding. State Councilor E. G. Beck, Deputy State Councilor H. E. Chrisman, M. R. Russel and Past State Councilor D. Al Smith made ad- dresses. Liberty Bell Council convened Febru- ary 1, in the Northeast Masonic Tem- ple with Councilor F.. H. Weber con- ducting the meeting. State Vice Councilor Frank C. Mangum, State Outside Sentinel E. H. Wax, Past State Councilor G. W. Ackerman and Na- tional Representative C. H. Hild were guests. Preparations were made to re- ceive the State council officers Febru- A motor is more easily started with Autocrat Motor Oil, 100% Pure Pennsylvania. It is more efficient at both low and high _temperatures and functions efficiently more - quickly than ordinary oils.. Nothing is more important than thorough lubrication, AR L L Beware of Substitutes, If your dealer can’t supply you, telephone us, and we. will “sell vou the dealer's nani¥ convenient. Iy located to you. Bayerson Oil Works Columbia 5228 E. Rector, H. F. Parr, G. C. Lanham, Charles D. Hild, Max Eshberger, L. M. Kerrick and C. H. Hild made ad- dresses. Independent Council met February 5 | at 626 Louisiana avenue with Councilor Brown presiding. The speakers were State Councilor E. G. Beck, National Representative F. D. Seiffert, J. B. Tiffey, Past Councilor Newton, Deputy J. D. Simpson, Past State Councilor James Madison, Allan C. Witherite and J. B. Tiffey, jr. Mount Vernon Council met January 31 with Vice Councilor W. Barrow pre- siding. Councilor Walter Klotz sub- 1l | State mitted e cepted. ks were made by Past National Deputy Maurice Puhodyb’, John %mshlr\-lum’ Walter Kiots and C. W. The fifth annual visitation of the State council ot g]flcen was to Andrew Maryland. - : Past State Councilor Moore of Maryland, State Councilor E. G. Beck, State Secretary John Prender, Treasurer R. W. Hawkins, Secre- tary W. M. he, Councilor J. T. Smith, State Warden 'E. A. Deihl, Rev. R. L. Granger, National Committeeman T. E. Skinner, Thomas F. Jones, Allan C. Witherite, Past State Councilor J. D. Connen e, 3 Tae Sna Nattooal e « J. Barr and Nat » sentative C. H. Hild. ST Star Spangled Banner Council met February 7 with Councilor - Littleton presiding. The birthday anniversary, which was set for February 21, has been postponed to February 28. Fi- nancial Secretary J. R. Bergen, S. R. Downing, Rev. R. L. Granger, Past Fi- nanclal Secretary C. W. McGill, H. Gorbutt, David Pezold and State Out- side Sentinel E. H. Wax made addresses. The degrees of the order were conferred upon C. D. Rooks. Eagle Council at its last meeting was addressed 1by ?hnnkuo. Howlett, fleld manager for the neficlary degree. The next meeting will be February 11, in the Fountain Memorial Baptist Church, Naylor road and Q street southeast., Bennings Council will meet tomorrow evening in the Odd Fellows’ Hall to Bennings. Reno Council will meet tomorrow evening in its hall at Wisconsin avenue and Windom place. Anacostia Council met February 3, with Councilor Nair presiding. Prepar- ations were made to Initiate a class of candidates tomorrow evening. Remarks were made by Recording Secretary E. R. Thomas, Councilor John Nair, Con- ductor Charles W. Cox, Vice Councilor Samuel Hubacker, Inside Sentinel Allen and Treasurer Kemper, America-Jefferson Council will dis- pense with their meeting in courtesy of Grand Oriental Court who will convene for their regular monthly meeting. Gl;:hd Prince E. D. Kauffman will pre- side. CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA. ‘The annual vespers of Ceurt D. C. 212 will be sung at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Eighth and N streets, this evening at 8 o'clock. Right Rev. John M. McNamara will preside. Rev. Joseph V. Vuckley will deliver the sermon. The pastor, Rev. Francis Hurney, will be the celebrant. Rev. Thomas Calnan, deacon; Rev. Henry F. Graebenstein, subdeacon; Rev. Prancis . | Members of the clergy from J. | Newmann; Nlmfl:l'mumwhuhmu-x.fimu‘h. Dr. Charles Griffith, John Hollohan, Wil- liam Sullivan, Tom Trodden and John Burns will act as ushers. Invitations P, . the differ- ent parishes and Catholic University will attend. Miss Marggret Ruppert is chairman of arrangements, assisted by Mrs. ones, Ann Dunn, Miss Ruth Doyle, Mrs. Violet Ratcliffe, Mrs. Ellen Smith, Miss Margaret E. Mooney, Mrs. Margaret Morck, Miss Agnes Quinn, Miss Mary Schwingham- mer, Mrs. Agnes Huber, Miss Helen Finn, Miss Katherine Larkin, Miss Romona Raley, Miss Theresa Mangan, Miss Veronica Robbins, Mrs, Margaret Sprouse, Miss Katherine Jeftries, Miss Mildred Jenkins, Mrs. Lucle Stelle, Miss Katherine Furey, Miss Regina Dillon, Miss Mary Cummings, Miss Rose Ni- colai, Miss Edith Sanders and Miss Mary C. Boland, grand regent. A ‘series of card parties have been ar- ranged in preparation for the C. D. A. party at the Willard April 28. Miss Jennie Sims, vice regent, assisted by Miss Gertrude Roche, were hostesses last week, and February 12 Miss Nell Calnan, Miss Ethyl Sweet and Miss Rose Nicolal will give a card party: Mrs. Ellen Smith and Miss Sadie Carroll, February 21, and Mrs. Louls Ratcliffe and Miss Mary E. Oliphant February 24. Plans are being formulated to initi- ate a class of candidates on Mother's day. Miss Sarah George is chairman of the committee, THE MACCABEES. National Tent and Martha Washing- ton Hive held a joint installation E)l officers at Odd Fellows’ Hall last Wed- nesday evening. Great Commander W. ©O. Hayes officiated as the installing of- ficer, with Assistant Great Commander William B. Severe as master- : Com- mander, W. T. King; lieutenant com- mander, Walter Stewart; chaplain, E. E. Errter; sergeant, Edward Voss; first guard, D. Grisso; second guard, Joseph B. Rollins; master-at-arms, Alexander Simmons; sentinel, Claude E. New- mann; picket, Frank Coale; past com- mander, Ray F. Pifer; trustees, I. C. Pifer, T. V. Walker and M. W. Michaels. The officers of Martha Washington Hive were installed by Mrs. E. Olive Eckert, assistant great commander, as- sisted by Ruth Degenhardt as great chaplain and Ida Pifer as great mas- ter-at-arms. The officers are: Com- mander, Henrietta Lemon; past com- mander, Lillian Stewa lieutenant commander, Theresa Mayerhofer; chap- lain, Mary C. Gray; record keeper, Hat- tle Crouch; master-at-arms, Annie sergeant, Grace Kendrick; first guard, Nellie Mason; second guard, Ruth Voss; sentinel, Jeannette Wood- land; picket, Evis Elliott; Deborah, delegation of members del Vernon Tent and Eurek Hive atter the annual banquet of Alexandria T: and Hive, at Alexandris, Va., last Mon day evening. Addresses were made by D. J. Coakley, supreme commander, and C. L. Biggs, supreme record keeper of the Maccabees. RECHABITES. Eagle Tent met in Fellowship Hall last Tuesday. TWwo new members were admitted. drill team, Misses Eleanor Wolff, Frances Day, Frances Cannon, Violet Pippert and Ruth Stout, in their new uniforms, conducted the ritualistic service. Charles Williams read resolu- tions indorsing the Howell bill for better law _enforcement in the District of Co- bia. o ent booming plan was adopted, the being divided into two membership companies. Company A, Edward R. Smith, captain; Company B, Miss Cor- delia wolg, captain. Company A will present a D m February 11 and Company B February 18. The contest will g: continued for three months, the losing company to give a complimentary entertainment to the winners. A Valen- tine dance will be held February 14. WOODMEN OF THE WORLD. A business meeting of the 1st Bat- talion of the Uniform Rank has been called for next Saturday evening at the temple. Recommendations fc several vacancies on the staff will be acted upon and arrangements made for & public inspection and drill. Maj. George M. Green is preparing a pro- gram of activities. Coneul Comdr. Rawlins presided at | & banquet following the last session of Praser Camp. Visiting sovereigns were entertained with several humorous monologues. Capt. Helgesen and Bank- er McGee made addresses. Sovereign Dalkin was at the piano. Oak Camp obligated several neophytes at the last sesslon. It was followed by a dance. Elm Camp will hold a class initia- tion next Priday night. Consul Comdr. Davis will announce his committees. Following the conclave a ritual re- hearsal will be conducted for all ap- plicants for positions on the Boosters' Club degree team. SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF LIB- ERTY. Hope Council will be visited by the national secretary February 18. All neighboring councils are invited. The council’s degree team will perform the | or filling |- initiatory exercises for Lafayette Coun- | cil at Baltimore, Md., February 21. FRENCH PRESIDENT EXERCISES AT DAWN Doumergue Approaches 67th Birth- day Showing No Sign of“ 01d- Age” Ailments, PARIS (#).—While the milkmas rattles his cans before dawn at the back door of the French White House, Gaston Doumergue, President of France, trots up and down a long, airy hall in his pajamas. ‘The President, according to that drift down the backstairs, his dally dosen shortly after 5 o'clock in the morning. Those who have seen him at it, assert that he usually wears a blue and white stri) costume and that he does an excellent job of exer- cising. ‘The President is approaching his :my-s:v:ln‘th birthday, but he shows no of age. n.;ealdes the running exercise the President does beinging and walks on his toes, stiff-legged. Then he gets down on all fours and paddies around. VODKA KILLS 211 FOX AT ARCTIC ISLE FARM Professor Who Claimed to Be an Expert, Put at Head of Enter- prise, Fa Charges. ARCHANGEL (#).~Three years ago an Arctic fox farm was opened on Kolguev Island, in the Arctic Ocean, by the State Trading Department. 4 A certdin Prof. Podorogl, who claimed to be an expert on fox breeding, was placed at the head of the enterprise, He started in by feeding salt fish to the animals and giving them vodka as a universal remedy against all sickness. 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